Jurisdiction

A detailed Summary of Jurisdiction


Jurisdiction is the authority of the court to hear and

make a judgment on the case held before it. Personal

jurisdiction is the authority over the plaintiff and the

defendant in the case, while subject-matter jurisdiction is

the right to make judgment in the context of the case. In

both cases discussed in this essay, Ezell vs. Bowen and in

Sherburne County Department of Social Services vs. Kennedy,

jurisdiction is a major element of dispute.

In the case of Ezell vs. Bowen, subject-matter

jurisdiction was an object of dispute. Sheryl Ezell felt

that her equal protection was denied, as well as her due

process when she was disqualified from being allowed to

return to work. Having pled guilty to felony charges

related to her job, she was first suspended and then, in a


All of the important factors were considered and weighed;

jurisdiction to compel Mr. Kennedy to defend himself there.

on the grounds that they had no jurisdiction. In cases

paternity test. Had it been proven that he was indeed the

"the quantity of contacts with the state, the nature and

He contends that these requirements have not been made and

of jurisdiction was found, and used as grounds for

quality of the contacts, the connection of the cause of



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